https://homethingspast.com/blog-2/2020-07-05T13:58:30+00:00weekly0.6https://homethingspast.com/contact/2020-07-05T11:26:06+00:00weekly0.6https://homethingspast.com/about-2/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/181b6-email-address.pngemail addresshttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1d897-log-cabin.pnglog cabinLog cabin at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Photo by Miss Tessmacherhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ba12a-kitchen-range.pngkitchen rangeVictorian kitchen range. Kettle, teapot, and other essentials with prized ornaments on the mantel,2020-06-29T15:14:06+00:00weekly0.6https://homethingspast.com/about/2020-06-29T14:26:39+00:00weekly0.6https://homethingspast.com/2012/06/07/darning-eggs-mushrooms/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2b9b7-painted-darning-mushroom.jpgPainted darning mushroomPainted darning mushroomhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/51848-darning-egg-designs.gifDarning egg designsDarning egg designs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/242b3-glove-darner-e1339086816501.jpgGlove darnerClassic wooden glove darner with two small "eggs" to put inside a finger needing mending.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e59e2-darning-tn.jpgdarning tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/98350-painted-darning-eggs-e1339086724687.jpgPainted darning eggsClassic shape for darning eggs with turned handles - plus paint. Is that a yawn at the thought of more darning? Photo by knitting iris.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/17dc6-darning-mushroom.jpgDarning mushroomDarning mushroom. Photo by Luciahttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c9c58-darning-sock.jpgdarning sockA darning ball of some kind inside this sock makes it easy to see and do a repair. Photo by Lisa Dusseault.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/12e6b-darning-egg.jpgDarning eggDarning egg made from elm. Photo by HomeThingsPast2019-09-21T18:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/05/10/wooden-butter-tubs/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1d7e0-butter-tub-tn.jpgbutter tub tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6f542-swedish-carved-wood-butter-tub.pngswedish carved wood butter tubWooden tub for transporting butter from Halland, Sweden. Carved decoration.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ae1e8-wooden-butter-tub-norway.pngwooden butter tub norwayNorwegian butter carrier, classic shape, burnt pokerwork design on lid. Photo by Rolf Steinar Berglihttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/94e10-swedish-painted-wooden-butter-tub.pngswedish painted wooden butter tubWooden butter tub from Småland, Sweden. Painted decoration.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e1490-norwegian-carved-butter-tub.pngnorwegian carved butter tubNorwegian butter tub with lid acting as decorative butter mold or stamp. Photo by Rolf Steinar Bergli.2016-02-02T19:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/05/06/games-tables/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/95250-games-table-tn.jpggames table tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0319a-eglantine-table-detail.jpgeglantine table detailChess board and backgammon inlaid in 16th century Hardwick Hall table. Photo by Damian Entwistlehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/63d14-backgammon-chess-table.jpgbackgammon chess tableMahogany games table, English, c1795https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5d194-games-table.jpggames tableTable from around 1750 with backgammon board under a chess/checkers/draughts board and nine men's morris at the other end. Probably German. Photo by Thomas Quine2017-01-05T18:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/05/01/antique-card-tables/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/07408-card-table-tn.jpgcard table tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/28fde-pair-card-tables.jpgpair card tablesCard tables made in New York by Frenchman Lannuier c1817. Photo by Peter Roanhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d128d-17th-century-card-table.jpg17th century card tablePlaying cards c1637. Painting by Jan Olishttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/18b5f-18th-century-card-table.jpg18th century card tableCard table with Queen Anne legs in Robert Hooper House, built in Massachusetts c1754. Photo by Jonathan Dresnerhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c1ffb-antique-american-card-table.jpgantique American card tableAmerican mahogany card table c1828. Photo by Jenny O'Donnell2017-05-24T05:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/04/25/foot-warmers/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cac1a-ceramic-foot-warmers.jpgceramic foot warmersBritish stoneware foot or bed warmers. The middle one was made by Doulton.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e610f-footwarmer-tn.jpgfootwarmer tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6d3e8-metal-foot-warmers.jpgmetal foot warmersAmerican foot warmers. Brass top left, others pierced tin and wood. Sketch from an early 19th century book.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/27ac2-foot-warmers-van-brekelenkam-e1335195871610.jpgfoot warmers van BrekelenkamMid 17th century paintings with women using foot warmers of the fire pot in wooden box kind. All by Dutch artist van Brekelenkam.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2dfeb-dutch-foot-stoves-e1335196030308.jpgDutch foot stovesTypically Dutch foot warmer (top) without its inner pot. Also a foot-warming "stove" from Northern Germany with stone top. Photos by Johan and Nykshttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2f494-mecca-foot-warmer-bed-bottle-e1335194593227.jpgMecca foot warmer bed bottleThis dual-purpose foot warmer and hot water bottle was first sold in 1910. Royal Winton brand, "Mecca" design, made by Grimwades Grimwades, England. Photo by HomeThingsPast.2019-12-09T12:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/04/23/creamware-queensware/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a493a-creamware-tn.jpgcreamware tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f944c-creamware-export-to-usa.jpgcreamware export to USACreamware pitcher c1800 with transfer printed "Apotheosis of George Washington". Photo by Cliff.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4ec49-creamware-teapot.jpgcreamware teapotCreamware teapot made c1770 in Yorkshire or Staffordshire. Photo by Leeds Museumshttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0a246-wedgwood-creamware-e1335179241317.jpgWedgwood creamwareCreamware plate from a Wedgwood service. Photo by Maia C2019-09-26T01:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/04/11/tiled-stoves/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5c12e-tiled-stove-tn.jpgtiled stove tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/37503-kachelofen-alsace.jpgKachelofen AlsaceAnother green tiled stove, this one from Alsace. Photo byhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/426b3-tall-white-tiled-stoves.jpgTall white tiled stovesTwo Swedish stoves for the corner of a room, the floral one in a grand house, the plain one in a small cottage. The white stove on the right is in Lithuania.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/07144-stove-comenius.jpgStove ComeniusThe stove-room, bedroom and their furnishings described in a 1659 school book.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/89d2c-tiled-stoves-oven-bench.jpgtiled stoves oven benchA tiled stove with its "oven bench" in a Swiss museum house (left) and an 1861 painting of the stove-room or Stube in the German Black Forest.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b5644-stove-with-bedroom-comenius.jpgstove with bedroom comeniusThis had the title "stove with bedroom" in 1659, in an educational book teaching Latin and English names for things labelled in the picture. More on this further down.2020-02-23T10:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/04/02/18th-century-american-kitchen/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b69ac-early-american-kitchen-tn.jpgearly American kitchen tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7a0d6-18thc-kitchen3.jpg18thC kitchen3Spinning wheel at window end of kitchen.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7f0aa-18thc-kitchen1.jpg18thC kitchen1Fireplace area in the Early American Kitchen.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bd8df-18thc-kitchen2.jpg18thC kitchen2Early American kitchen - one of the Thorne Rooms made on a scale of 1 inch to a foot in the 1930s-40s, now at Knoxville Museum of Art2019-09-25T17:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/03/22/box-beds-bunk/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4cdaf-box-beds-tn.jpgbox beds tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/28c50-bunk-box-beds-double.jpgBunk box beds doublePostcard caption says: Call to order. "Hey, upstairs.Could you be a bit quieter?" https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/305da-lit-clos-bunks.jpgLit clos bunks"Box beds with upstairs - Let's go, girls, sleepy time." Caption on postcard.2020-01-27T06:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/03/19/dough-box-kneading-trough/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/02fed-kneading-dough-in-troughs.jpgKneading dough in troughsA Swedish dough trough 1889, detail from Andreas Zorn painting. 15th century German baker. 2500-year old terracotta woman from Munich Museum of Antiquities.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/552af-kneading-trough.jpgKneading troughDanish woman c1920 kneading dough in a wooden trough. Wikimedia imagehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f561d-dough-box-tn.jpgdough box tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7ceb9-dough-box.jpgdough boxClassic dough box on well-turned legs. Photo by2019-09-02T03:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/03/16/early-american-candle-stands/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6f34b-candlestand-tn.jpgcandlestand tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8b009-adjustable-candle-stand-e1331827951394.jpgAdjustable candle standA different way of adjusting candle position with this holder from the Upper Saddle River, NJ, believed to date from c1735.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/daa82-shoemaker-candle-stand.jpgshoemaker candle standCandle stand in shoemaker's workshop at Colonial Williamsburg (living history exhibit). Candle height can be adjusted and is fixed with a wedge. Photo byhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7f600-candlestands-table-screw.jpgCandlestands table screwEarly 20th C candle stands inspired by early American designs. On the left a model for a recreated early American room (photo Knoxville Museum of Art). On the right a woodworking design for a so-called Puritan candle stand.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d0752-threaded-candle-holder.jpgThreaded candle holderThreaded screw design allowed someone working at the desk to adjust the height of the candles as they burned down. Photo by Glen Bedsoe2014-09-24T01:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/03/10/1930-kitchen/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/744a8-wooden-whisks-quirl.jpgwooden whisks quirlNo wooden spoons, but quirl-whisks, a skimmer and tenderiser.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2c295-whisk-quirl.jpgQuirl whiskQuirl whisk for mixing. Photo by Andrva.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fd801-german-kitchen.jpggerman kitchenhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d2634-bundt-cake-mold.jpgBundt cake moldPan for baking Bundkuchen or Gugelhupf.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3a431-coffee-mill.jpgcoffee millCoffee mill alongside another vintage German grinder. 2nd photo by Rosenzweig.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a9152-soap-sand-soda.jpgSoap sand sodaEnamel shelf with pots of soap, soda, and sandhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/92a25-1930s-kitchen.jpg1930s kitchenA simple kitchen for a glass worker in the 1930s. Photo by Andreas Praefke.2015-06-14T14:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/03/06/soap-sand-soda/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1ced0-sand-soda-seife.jpgsand soda seifehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15740-sal-soda.jpgArm and Hammer washing sodaAmerican washing soda, mid-20th century, Arm & Hammer's Sal Soda brand.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/57375-wall-holder-sand-soda-seife.jpgWall holder sand soda seifeAnother set of enamel containers on a wall-hung shelf. Photo by mhobl.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/63f00-soap-soda-sand-1951.jpgSoap soda sand 19511950s children's book with the normal sand, soda, seife containers in the kitchen.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e5e98-soda-sand-seife-soap.jpgSoda, sand, seife (soap)Enamel holder with floral ornamentation -early 20C. In a folk museum in SW Germany: Landesmuseum Württemberg. Photo by Andreas Praefke.2015-03-20T10:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/02/19/antique-egg-beaters/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/be562-monroe-egg-beater.gifMonroe egg beaterhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bda87-dover-egg-beater.jpgDover egg beaterA genuine Dover egg beater, based on an 1873 patent. Photo by Elizabeth Thomsen.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a68e9-egg-beater-table-clamp.jpgegg beater table clamp1930-ish beater with frame and table clamp. South African. Photo copyright Dias Museum. See text. Click pic for bigger version.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1d12c-lorkin-egg-beater.jpgLorkin egg beaterPatented by Josiah Lorkin in 1849https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/35827-monroe-egg-beaters.gifMonroe egg beatersEgg beaters in 1859 looking the way we expect. Invented by James F. Monroe of Fitchburg, Mass. and Edward Pear Monroe of New Yorkhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c34f7-griffiths-whisk.jpgGriffiths whiskEgg beater invented by E.P.Griffiths of Londonhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4efaa-vintage-egg-beater.jpgVintage egg beaterClassic rotary egg beater. Photo by photoptimist.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/009e5-1856-egg-beater.gif1856 egg beaterFirst US patent for a Rotary Egg-Beater, 1856, invented by Ralph Collier of Baltimore, MD.2019-11-24T21:27:26+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/02/13/rocking-cradles/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1940a-wicker-cradle-tn.jpgwicker cradle tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0596b-painted-cradle.jpgPainted cradleCradle from Swedish farmhouse. Painted and carved traditional folk art decoration. Photo by Wolfgang Sauberhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6af3a-wooden-baby-cradle.jpgWooden baby cradleSimple wooden cradle from the Scottish Western Isles. Holes for cord ties. Photo by HomeThigsPasthttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b27ff-child-rocking-cradle.jpgChild rocking cradleUsing handles for rocking in: A Little Girl rocking a Cradle, c1655, Nicholas Maes (detail)https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ae16c-wicker-cradle-17th-c-e1329135871314.jpgWicker cradle 17th CWicker cradle used by first baby born to settlers in America. Probably Dutch origin, c1620https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/22041-oak-cradle-17th-c.jpgOak cradle 17th C1683 oak hooded cradle, English with initials, alongside 16th and 17th century oak furniture2019-12-07T00:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/02/07/safe-old-briki-ibrik-cezve/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/60038-ibrik-set.jpgibrik setCoffee-making set from Egypt. Brass coffee-mill and portable stove as well as a collection of pots with hanging loops on the ends of wooden handles. May be for cafe use not home. Photo by canbuydesign.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4132a-briki.tn_.pngbriki.tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/69dc9-brikis.jpgBrikis, ibrik, cezveThese coffee pots are Greek. Similar pots may come from middle Eastern and North African countries where "Turkish" coffee is widely drunk.2019-11-04T10:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/02/02/spoon-warmers/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8c2f0-nautilus-shell.jpgNautilus shellNautilus: the shell that inspired a thousand silver spoon warmers. Photo by Mgiganteus1https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/11e41-spoon-warmer-tn.jpgspoon warmer tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/fd3ad-spoon-warmer.jpgSpoon warmerSpoon warmer c1890 designed by Christopher Dresser, copper, not much more than 6 inches long. Photo by HomeThingsPast2016-12-27T05:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/30/stovetop-utensils-1920s/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/25f59-1920s-kitchenalia-tn.png1920s kitchenalia tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/05702-1920s-kitchen-stove-e1310744218380.png1920s kitchen stoveDo you recognise all the things sitting on the 1920s stove? Photo by Billy Hathorn2015-05-22T18:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/28/tea-caddies/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1770a-pear-caddy-tn.pngpear caddy tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4bd33-pear-tea-caddy.pngpear tea caddyThis lockable pear tea caddy is a good example of its type.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2f0d0-19th-century-tea-caddy.png19th century tea caddyVarnished wood caddy box with two caddies inside and glass mixing bowl. 19th century.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d841b-18th-century-tea-caddy.png18th century tea caddyTea caddy from the mid-1700s, copper with enamel surface decoration. Photo by VeronikaB2014-05-25T00:38:19+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/25/hanging-salt-boxes/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7c208-salt-box-tn.jpgsalt box tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5b07d-open-hanging-salt-box.jpgOpen hanging salt boxThis simple wooden salt box by the fireplace in a Scottish cottage has no lid. Photo by Donald Strachan. byhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1c598-salt-box-in-kitchen.jpgSalt box in kitchenGerman 1920s kitchen has an enamelled metal salt box and a matching flour container. near the stove. Photo by Ziko-Chttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20d80-salt-box-poland.jpgSalt box PolandWooden salt box hanging on wall near cooking hearth in historic house in Gdansk, Poland. Photo by Piotrus.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1de69-wooden-salt-box.jpgWooden salt boxSloping lid of this salt box is hinged with a leather strip. English, Victorian, made of elm, about 7 inches across. Photo by Leeds Museums.2020-01-29T14:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/20/bath-basin-bedroom-1800s/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/45945-washstand-tn.jpgwashstand tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4ae25-victorian-towel-rail-horses.jpgVictorian towel rail horsesTowel horses in a choice of varnished woods and different sizes. Also used for airing clothes overnight.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/82702-foldaway-washing-toilet-furniture-e1327057968511.jpgFoldaway washing toilet furnitureAll-in-one toilet and washing furniture for bedroom. Commode pan folds in behind door on left. Tank with "jointed faucet" supplies wash basin on righthttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/80039-commodes-19th-century.jpgCommodes 19th centuryCommodes, bedsteps type, with chamber pots inside. Bidet stoolhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1048e-victorian-washstands.jpgVictorian washstandsVery strong washstand - painted oak or maple , different sizes and qualities Buy with it: a toilet set complete with two chambers - bowl, jug, two lidded containers for soap etc.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d5ce2-hip-baths-bedroom-bathing.jpgHip bath, bedroom bathingHip bath 1870s made of varnished oak and marble. Both hip and sponging baths, and a sitz bath too, cane in large or medium size. Bedroom foot-tub, in a set with a water-can, and pail for carrying water. Advertised as available in Various styles and patterns2015-07-06T16:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/15/victorian-nursery-furniture/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/df1b9-nursery-washstand-1800s.jpgnursery washstand 1800sWashstand low enough for child with shallow bowl, soap holder etc. Victorian England, 1870shttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/aab7c-victorian-baby-crib-1870s.jpgVictorian baby crib 1870sDescribed as a superior crib with perforated zinc sides by an 1870s cataloguehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/378ed-victorian-crib-metal-1870s.jpgVictorian crib metal 1870sMetal crib for a Victorian babyhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2f834-nursery-furniture-1800s.gifNursery furniture 1800sRecommended baby furniture for English "day and night" nursery in 1875https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/caf04-victorian-crib-metal-1870s.jpgVictorian crib metal 1870scaptionhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cd84a-antique-crib-tn.jpgantique crib tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/82fc7-victorian-nursery-furniture.jpgVictorian nursery furnitureSwing crib2016-02-20T07:01:44+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/10/antique-laundry-tool-today/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/38786-posser-breathing-washer-tn.jpgposser breathing washer tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9dcdc-breathing-washer-possers.jpgbreathing washer possersA 21st century cone laundry tool on a handle alongside 19th and early 20th century possers. 2020-05-21T17:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/07/delft-blue-tiles/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/64245-delft-tiles-tn.pngdelft tiles tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6d90f-dutch-tiles-1860s.pngdutch tiles 1860sSmall holes at corners show where these tiles were held firm with nails during manufacture. From an Amsterdam kitchen renovated in the 1860s. Photo by Andre.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/91a5b-delft-tiles-late-17th-century.pngdelft tiles late 17th century"New" purplish brown colour, based on manganese, used with blue in tiles for the dairy of a grand English house built in late 1600s. Dyrham Park featured Dutch decorative arts around the time William of Orange was king. Photo by Angus Kirk.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c26b0-delft-tiles-17th-century.pngdelft tiles 17th centuryDelft tiles from the 1600s, with an animal or small portrait from everyday life on each. Photo by Ard Hesselink2015-10-18T17:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/04/antique-needlework-tables/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/626a5-work-table-tn.pngwork table tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/55af8-work-table-1823.pngwork table 1823Design for a work table from an English style and culture magazine in 1823. The needlework pouch slides out, the desk flap lifts to show a decorative interior, the writing surface can be sloped.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/00826-antique-sewing-table.pngantique sewing tableWork table with sewing tools inside globe. Photo by DDDiana. (Please comment if you have more info about this table.)https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/614ad-antique-work-table.pngantique work tableWork table at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan. Photo by Laura Harris (Please add a comment if you have more info about this table.)https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/211aa-work-table.pngwork tableA rosewood veneer work table with sliding needlework bag from Georgian London c181515. Photo by bortescristian.2020-02-01T15:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2012/01/02/asbestos-sad-irons/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f7a70-ironing-mum-and-child.jpgIroning mum and childWas ironing child's play with the right sad iron?https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b34ed-asbestos-sad-iron-tn.jpgasbestos sad iron tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bc7c3-asbestos-sad-irons-wisconsin.jpgasbestos sad irons wisconsinEarly ad for Asbestos Sad Irons made in 1890s Wisconsin.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/998b7-flounce-iron.jpgFlounce ironFlounce ironhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/43574-asbestos-sad-iron-big.jpgAsbestos sad iron bigBase or core with bigger smoothing surfacehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/99830-asbestos-sad-iron-set.jpgAsbestos sad iron setTypical ad for a set of three bases, one hood-handle, and an asbestos mat. This one is from 1906.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/817fa-asbestos-sad-iron-hood.jpgAsbestos lining inside sad iron hoodThe hood with an asbestos lining and handle is ready to clip over the sad iron base that's been heated on a stove.2020-02-28T04:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/28/caddy-spoons/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c5b54-caddy-spoon-tn.jpgcaddy spoon tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6f18a-brass-caddy-spoon.jpgBrass caddy spoonCaddy spoon in brass with Lincoln Imp handle - design associated with Lincoln Cathedral. Photo by Terry Whalebonehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ddede-silver-caddy-spoon.jpgSilver caddy spoonSolid silver caddy spoon with typical wide, round bowl and short handle. Elaborate ornament not unusual. Made by Birmingham silversmith in reign of George IV, c1829.2017-01-21T19:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/28/history-wing-chairs/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6423c-wing-chair-tn.jpgwing chair tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/02d47-contemporary-wing-chair.pngcontemporary wing chairA 21st century wingback inspired by 18th century style, by George Smith from the Tom Dixon design studio. Black velvet stuffed with cotton and boar bristle.Photo by pressattomdixon.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d7791-wing-chair-upholstery.pngwing chair upholsteryOriginal 18th century shape on the left after 20th century upholstery was stripped away. A New England easy chair with wings. Photo by Bdesham.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/da011-red-wing-chair.pngred wing chairRed upholstery on this wing chair would have suited colonial and Georgian tastes. Cabriole legs are a traditional element.2019-07-05T03:21:07+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/23/bidets/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ed97e-bidet-stool.jpgBidet stoolBidet looks like stool with lid on. Probably used in a 19th century bedroom or dressing room. Photo by Moresheth.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7fc69-bidet-1879.pngbidet 1879Bidet and footbath combination patented 1879. Remove soapdish and perch on mini-shelf C to use it as a bidet. Invented by Merwin Church of Chicago, owner of large hardware store.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3364f-bidet-1910-usa.pngbidet 1910 usaBidet in USA, about 1910.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9b932-bidet-tn.pngbidet tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b3daf-bidet-control-panel.pngbidet control panelControls for a bidet-toilet in a Tokyo hotel. Photo by William Kumberger.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cbe1c-antique-bidet-austrian.pngantique bidet austrianBidet from the era of indoor plumbing - note the row of little holes. Date and origin not known but were exhibited in Austria.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b6833-antique-bidet-wooden-frame.pngantique bidet wooden framePorcelain bidet from c1800 in wooden chair-shape frame, probably French export to UK, placeed alongside newer bathroom fittings. Photo by HomeThingsPast.2018-09-10T10:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/20/toby-jugs/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6b2e1-toby-jug-tn.pngtoby jug tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6d55c-toby-jug-handle.pngtoby jug handleThis Toby jug's handle is reflected in the mirror behind him. Photo by HomeThingsPast.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f4aad-toby-with-foaming-jug.pngtoby with foaming jugA Toby with a foaming jug, plenty of painted decoration on jacket, hat and red nose. Birmingham Museums, photograph by scrappy anniehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cd16c-french-toby-jug.pngFrench toby jugThis jug is a classic Toby with plenty of ale, a tricorn hat and a clay pipe resting between his legs, but he was made in Brittany, probably before 1800. Photo by Pymouss2014-09-24T18:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/17/rag-rugs-1800s/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8dbf3-rag-rug-tn.pngrag rug tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b35de-crocheted-rag-rug.pngcrocheted rag rugRug crocheted from fabric scraps, making a 47 x 32 inch rectangle. Photo by Bethany.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6eac8-braided-rag-rug.pngbraided rag rugCloth strips are braided. The braid is coiled round, secured with stitching, to make this oval rug. Photo by Jodi Greenhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b4271-weaving-rag-rug.pngweaving rag rugRag rug made with strips of cloth woven into warp threads on a loom.2017-09-02T11:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/06/dudley-fluting-machine/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/11266-fluting-iron-tn.pngfluting iron tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5b3e6-fluting-machine-patent.pngfluting machine patentDudley's 1876 patent showing his unique design for the lower roller: a piece cut away (at K) for the easier "introduction of the heating-iron" into the "cylindrical chamber".https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/67ca4-fluting-on-dresses-1870.pngfluting on dresses 1870Aspirational fashion picture with fluted trimmings galore. In Godey's magazine for August 1870https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/58f46-dudley-fluting-machine.pngDudley fluting machineThe Dudley Fluter - a fluting machine patented by Charles F. Dudley of Lockport NY. Photo by George Short, Campton, NH2019-11-21T10:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/12/02/historic-kitchen-visit/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3b2f2-kitchen-utensils-victorian-england.jpgKitchen utensils victorian englandSome utensils numbered to help with the discussion. https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5b806-tudor-kitchen-tn.jpgtudor kitchen tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6b4dc-cotohele-kitchen.jpgCotehele kitchenOpen fireplace was in use from 1500s to 1900s at Cotehele House, Cornwall, England. Some things are very unfamiliar today - how many do you recognise? Photo by2016-07-02T00:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/29/cornishware-design-appeal/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cba62-cornishware-tn.jpgcornishware tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cb1ff-cornishware-jars-.jpgCornishware jarsSago and tapioca look good in Cornishware lidded jars, but does anyone cook sago or tapioca pudding today? Photo by Katy Frankel.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/de010-cornish-blue-tableware.jpgCornish blue tablewareCornishware - bands of blue blue slip (a wet clay mixture) were applied to the white surface. Photo by Robin Kearney.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b5498-cornish-ware.jpgCornish wareClassic blue and white Cornishware jugs and storage jar. Photo by Mary-Kay G.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0f2e8-cornish-blue-and-white-ad-1941.jpgCornish blue and white ad 1941!941 UK ad for Cornish Blue storage jars. The big flour jar is nearly 6 times the price of the little one for thyme.2017-08-18T13:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/26/hand-warmers-muff-warmer/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f13db-17th-c-hand-warmer.jpg17th C hand warmerxhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/03ee7-muff-warmer-tn.jpgmuff warmer tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/100fd-hakkin-pocket-warmer.jpgHakkin pocket warmerHakukin-kairo invented in 1923 by Niichi Matoba who founded the Hakkin company. Photo by Pete.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5ea02-japanese-hand-warmer.jpgJapanese hand warmerCeramic te-aburi hand warmer, Japan, c Photo byhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b49a7-chinese-hand-warmer.jpgchinese hand warmer17th century copper hand warmer - a classic Chinese design of box, perforated lid and handle. Photo by the British Museumhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/04e56-vintage-hand-warmer.jpgvintage hand warmerPocket hand warmer. Probably early 20th century German. Photo by Matthias Kabel.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b1f39-antique-muff-warmer.jpgantique muff warmerSmall stoneware hot water bottle to fit inside a fur muff, c1910. Made by S. Maw, Son, & Sons in London. Photo by HomeThingsPast.2019-09-27T14:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/23/stocking-stretchers-sock-blockers/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/904da-sock-stretchers-tn.jpgsock stretchers tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e1487-sock-blockers-tn.pngsock blockers tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1f46d-sock-blockers.pngSock blockersSock blockers with hand-knitted socks. Photo by ulygan.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/205bc-wire-sock-stretcher-patent.pngwire sock stretcher patent1875 patent for a wire stocking stretcher issued to A.C. Carey of Boston MAhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/10ac9-stocking-stretcher-ad.pngStocking stretcher ad1907 ad for child-size stocking strecthers, to suit soft, luxurious baby socks. Only 25 cents a pair says the ad in the Daily True Americanhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/39c41-stocking-stretchers.pngStocking stretchersA few wooden stocking or sock stretchers and a pair of small ceramic stretchers too.2014-02-16T07:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/23/wedgwood-jasperware/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7b6f3-wedgwood-jasper-tn.pngwedgwood jasper tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bd726-modern-wedgwood-jasperware-brooches.pngmodern wedgwood jasperware broochesJasperware brooches and other small decorative pieces being made on a 21st century workbench at the Wedgwood pottery in Stoke-on-Trent. Photo by Sunil.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/893e7-jasperware-teapot.pngjasperware teapotJasper dip teapot c1790 with relief decoration using design by Elizabeth Templetownhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/31aca-wedgwood-jasper-cupid-psyche.pngwedgwood jasper cupid psycheWedgwood jasperware plaque with Cupid & Psyche marriage from Greek mythology, 1770s Photo by ego technique.2014-06-26T00:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/20/love-gifts-carved-wood/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/de4eb-distaff-tn.jpgdistaff tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/710d3-gingerbread-mould.jpggingerbread mouldGingerbread mould from Silesia, Polandhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1e52d-spinning-board-and-needle.pngspinning board and needleFine carving on this spinning board with a needle for fixing the thread on it in characteristic Lithuanian design. https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/23cd8-welsh-love-spoon.pngwelsh love spoonLovespoon from Wales carved with hearts and initials2011-11-20T16:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/10/vintage-antique-showers/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ea64d-shower-tn.pngshower tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c6042-needle-shower-controls.pngneedle shower controls"Turn until temperature of water suits." Faucets on needle shower in Seattle, c1914. Photo by Michael Cornelius.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0622d-english-needle-and-rain-shower-bath.pngEnglish needle and rain shower bath"Improved needle bath" by Smeaton of London, 1890, had 6 rows of needles, each with its own controls. Shower, douche, and sitz were "usually fitted". Patent mixer and thermometer were extra.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a0e23-canopy-shower-bath1.pngcanopy shower bathCanopy bath, made in the UK early 1900s. Photo by HomeThingsPast.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/9c2c9-canopy-shower-bath.pngcanopy shower bathCanopy bath, made in the UK early 1900s. Photo by HomeThingsPast.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/62c55-shower-1890s.pngshower 1890sAmerican shower, probably 1890s.Water from above and from the sides, various different settings. Photo byarious different settings, https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1fa04-shower-bath-1917.pngshower bath 1916c1916 - Mott combined "needle and rain shower" has foldaway needle "arms" that swing forward when in use.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/98693-shower-bath-1910.pngshower bath 1910Shower c1910 over bath. Porcelain enamel on iron tub. Curtain could be thick cotton or silk lined with rubber.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/314da-shower-1888-nickel-plated-brass.pngshower 1888 nickel-plated brass1888 - nickel-plated brass shower for atheltic club rooms, or could be fitted over bath, and supplied with a curttain ring.2019-12-02T11:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/08/boot-scrapers/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bd330-boot-scraper-tn.pngboot scraper tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/30f12-dragon-boot-scraper.pngdragon boot scraperScraper with dragon head in Oxford. Photo by Barnaby S.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/839b2-new-york-boot-scraper.pngnew york boot scraperScraper discreetly set at foot of steps and matching railings in New York. Photo by Kim Navarre.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/03ff6-boot-scraper.pngboot scraperMovable cast iron scraper with tray to catch dirt. Possibly late Victorian. Photo by HomeThingsPast.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/79d77-arch-boot-scraper.pngarch boot scraperArch framing the scraper - shape seen on many English houses. This is in Cambridge. Photo by Nick James.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bdce0-school-boot-scraper.pngschool boot scraperOld school in Winnipeg, Canada, with a long boot scraper. Photo by Per.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7fed3-boot-scraper-germany.pngboot scraper GermanySimple scraper at Munster prison, Germany. Photo by Davehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/92b50-boot-cleaner-shoe-scraper-patents-1800s2.pngboot cleaner shoe scraper patents 1800sUS boot scraper and scraper-brush combinations patented in 1870s and 1880shttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/a07fa-boot-cleaner-shoe-scraper-patents-1800s1.pngboot cleaner shoe scraper patents 1800shttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/afbdf-boot-cleaner-shoe-scraper-patents-1800s.pngboot cleaner shoe scraper patents 1800s2014-12-24T13:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/07/medieval-renaissance-h-combs/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/4d2cb-comb-1600s-tn.pngcomb 1600s tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f8c77-hinged-comb-french-16th-century.pngHinged comb from 16th century FranceHinged comb from 16th century France. Photo byhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cf3fb-medieval-lady-h-comb.pngMedieval lady's H combA lady and her comb, with her maid helping arrange her hair. Early 14th century.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1f772-boxwood-comb-16th-century.pngboxwood comb 16th centuryFrench boxwood comb, 16th century, H-comb style with two rows of teeth. There were once mirrors inset on each side of the central circle. Carved letters on the other side have a motto about the gift and a good heart. Photo taken at the Victoria and Albert Museum by Kotomi Yamamura.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bca56-combing-ladys-hair-17th-century.pngcombing ladys hair 17th centuryCombing a young lady's hair in 1633. From a painting by Jan Molenaer which has had various titles: Woman at her Toilet, Vanity, and others.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bd382-french-comb-1500.pngfrench comb 1500French boxwood comb made c1500. Letters say "por vog servir", "to help you". ("Pour vous servir" in modern French) Phpto by Thomas Cowart.2015-07-08T22:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/06/vintage-white-frost-refrigerator/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5ec35-white-frost-fridge-tn.pngwhite frost fridge tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e537e-1906-patent-drawings.png1906 patent drawingsBoeck submitted 5 pages of drawings for the original 1906 patent.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8d936-white-frost-refrigerator-1914.pngwhite frost refrigerator 1914In 1914 this advert targeted the man of the house. A scientific icebox with US army credentials and a loving wife into the bargain.(Red lines added.)https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2df3e-white-frost-refrigerator-water-cooler.pngwhite frost refrigerator water coolerThe Crystal water cooler was attached to White Frost Refrigerators sold in the 1920s.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/708bf-white-frost-sanitary-refrigerator.pngwhite frost sanitary refrigeratorA White Frost Refrigerator from 1906, enamelled steel outside, revolving shelves and water cooler inside.2019-12-09T19:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/04/basket-making-traditional/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f07f1-willow-basketry-tn.pngwillow basketry tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3c4d9-willow-weaving.pngwillow weavingWillow weaving in progress at UK crafts fair. Photo HomeThingsPast.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7a491-bamboo-basket-base-india.pngBamboo basket base IndiaBeginnings of a bamboo basket in Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo by SriHarsha PVSShttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8d897-basket-makers-tennessee.pngBasket makers TennesseeBaskets in the Tennessee mountains in 1931. Photo - Institute of Museum and Library Services.2011-11-04T15:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/04/trundle-bed-truckle-bed/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e571c-trundle-bed-tn.pngtrundle bed tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bc064-trundle-bed-victorian.pngTrundle bed 19th century USA"Nestled in the trundle bed" sheet music with sentimental 19th century picture. 1880shttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e0e8a-romanian-pull-out-bed.pngromanian pull-out bedRomanian pull-out bed, trundle style, painted wood in traditional folk art style. Photo by Amy Keus.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2769d-trundle-bed-15th-century.pngtrundle bed 15th centuryTrundle bed for nobleman's valet - black and white sketch of illustration in 15th century French manuscript: Roman du Comte d'Artois.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7bcc6-trundle-bed-1930s.pngtrundle bed 1930sOklahoma c1939 - trundle bed in one room cabin of tenant farmers.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ad1b6-rope-beds-with-trundle.pngrope beds with trundle19th century cabin in Georgia with trundle. Both beds strung with rope. Photo by Beneteau Sailor.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/834bb-trundle-bed-18th-century.pngtrundle bed 18th centuryTrundle bed from Massachussetts in revolutionary times.2017-01-24T00:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/04/marrow-spoons-scoops/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e9dee-marrow-scoops-tn.pngmarrow scoops tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/58f46-marrowbones-beeton.pngmarrowbones beetonMarrowbones from Mrs. Beeton's recipehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/80a98-marrow-scoop-late-victorian.pngmarrow scoop late victorianLate Victorian marrow scoop - silver plate, mother of pearl handle. Photo by Leeds Museums and Gallerieshttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/d7a9b-marrow-scoop.pngmarrow scoopMarrow scoop by George Smith - London 1780-1781https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/89e11-marrowbone-with-bread.pngmarrowbone with breadCooked marrowbone served with crusty bread. Photo by Sifu Renkahttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e9d37-marrow-spoons-18th-and-19th-c.pngmarrow spoons 18th and 19th cSilver marrow scoops from 1720s to 1850s2019-11-25T01:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/04/family-costs-money-1700s/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c06c7-budget-1700s-tn.pngbudget 1700s tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/86d61-mary-johnsons-expenses-2.pngMary Johnson's household budget 2Annual expenses for the same middling family, as suggested by Madam Johnson.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/68f00-mary-johnsons-costs.pngMadam Johnson's budgetWeekly expenses for a middling family laid out in Madam (Mary) Johnson's Present: Or, Every Young Woman's Companion in Useful and Universal Knowledge2011-11-04T14:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/11/04/metamorphic-library-steps/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/0c8aa-metamorphic-tn.pngmetamorphic tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/c27d6-metamorphic-library-chair-1811.pngmetamorphic library chair 1811Steps folded under the seat of this Morgan & Sanders chair designed c1811https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cf0c6-metamorphic-library-steps.pngmetamorphic library stepsSheraton first published this design for Library Steps and Table in 1793.2011-11-04T14:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/10/31/drying-clothes-indoors-ceiling/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8fa34-clothes-rack-tn1.pngclothes rack tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3776e-clothes-rack-tn.pngclothes rack tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/159d0-overhead-clothes-rack.pngoverhead clothes rackThe start of instructions from 1911, sent in by a Kentucky reader of Popular Mechanics.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/71f90-drying-on-indoor-poles.jpgdrying on indoor polesOne poles near the roof holds laundry. The other has Swedish "hardbread" and a basket of food that needs to be kept dry and airy. From a museum display of Swedish folk life 19th century style. Photo by HomeThingsPasthttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/6d23f-ceiling-clothes-airer.pngceiling clothes airerDrying clothes indoors in the laundry area of a big British historic house. High ceilings leave space for this wooden rack with pulley and ropes for raising and lowering. Displayed as it would have looked a century ago. Photo by HomeThingsPast. 2017-05-17T13:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/photographs/2015-01-23T15:21:38+00:00weekly0.6https://homethingspast.com/2011/05/28/pastry-utensils-mrs-beeton/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7db04-pastry-moulds-tn.pngpastry moulds tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e54bb-pastry-equipment-mrs-beeton.pngPastry equipment Mrs BeetonVictorian pastry-making equipment suggested by Isabella Beeton in 1861. 2011-12-16T09:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/sitemap-guide/2019-08-29T17:55:15+00:00weekly0.6https://homethingspast.com/2011/05/26/butter-worker/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1aa22-butter-worker-1890s.pngbutter worker 1890sStudents at the Wisconsin Dairy School with a butter worker, c1894.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8618c-butter-worker-tn.pngbutter worker tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/885a9-butter-worker.pngbutter workerOld Wisconsin farmhouse with butter worker on display in the kitchen. Photo by Shihmei Bargerhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/076c1-dasher-churn-1905.pngdasher churn 1905Woman with traditional dasher churn around 1905, Wisconsin.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/5aff1-butter-worker-c-1880.pngbutter worker c 1880Butter worker from around 1880 with roller running on tracks and operated by turning handle.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/11da7-american-butter-worker.pngamerican butter workerAmerican butter worker from the 1800s2020-01-05T01:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.com/2011/05/25/pie-birds-pie-funnels/https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/536e8-pie-ventilator-1891.jpgpie ventilator 1891Pie ventilator - drawing for an 1891 US patent granted to Samuel Jenkins of Auburn, Mainehttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/e04e8-pie-bird-tn.pngpie bird tnhttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/8b149-pie-funnel.pngpie funnelPie funnels like this were well-known in mid-20th century British kitchens. Nutbrown was a brand name for a range of small kitchen items. Photo HomeThingsPast.https://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b1b35-pie-with-funnel.pngpie with funnelBird with pastry on its shouldershttps://homethingspast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/b7102-pie-bird-funnels.pngpie bird funnelsClassic blackbird pie funnels - even the yellow one. (Photo - Andy Roberts)2019-03-23T21:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://homethingspast.comdaily1.02020-07-05T13:58:30+00:00